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HIV Prevention Linkage Coordinator

Clayton County Health District’s HIV Prevention Program is seeking a qualified person to provide community HIV education, counseling, testing, and linkage to care. The specialist will conduct targeted education and outreach to high-risk people. The Linkage Coordinator will ensure linkage to care for all those diagnosed with HIV and when necessary utilizing the Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services (ARTAS) intervention. This is a full-time position that will require frequent travel within the district, and weekend and after-hours duties as well.

Requirements

  • Links HIV-positive individuals to care and re-engages HIV-positive individuals back into care with appropriate documentation
  • Utilizes the SENDSS Data to Care protocol to identify patients who are lost-to-care and are unable to be brought back into care by the clinic staff, and link them to care
  • Follows local protocol to identify strategies for engaging newly and previously diagnosed persons into care
  • Identifies and locates patients, newly diagnosed, previously diagnosed, and lost-to-care, to determine if and where they are engaged in care
  • Conducts community surveys to ascertain health needs, develop desirable health goals, and determine availability of professional health services
  • Identifies patient health needs, screens for barriers to care, provides education on HIV disease and treatment, makes referrals for needed services such as mental health services among others to increase and facilitate client self-sustainability
  • Provides HIV and STD disease intervention activities to include case interviews, partner counseling and referral services to get contacts/associates/suspects identified and brought for testing
  • Conducts HIV testing and counseling at various community and in-house events
  • Provides HIV education services for the Clayton County clients and community at large
  • Prepares and disseminates educational materials
  • Plans and provides educational opportunities for health personnel
  • Prepares and submits monthly service reports and quarterly narratives for the Health District and the State Office of HIV/AIDS
  • Maintains consistent communication, and coordinates services and activities with the HIV Coordinator
  • Meets with multi-disciplinary team on a scheduled basis
  • Participates on statewide Linkage Coordinators Quarterly Update Calls, including quality management meetings to collaborate, identify and report on issues such as barriers to care

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in education, social, behavioral, or biological sciences or a directly related field from an accredited college or university and one (1) year of experience in public health education or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Hlth Educator 1 (HCP030) or position equivalent.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

Preference will be given to applicants who in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications also possess the following: 

  • First-hand understanding of issues related to living with HIV or AIDS
  • Experience providing case management services for people with HIV
  • Good working knowledge of best practice counseling approaches, interventions, and strategies that have been proven effective with target populations (men who have sex with men, transgender people, injecting drug users, the homeless population)
  • Possess a valid and unrestricted Georgia driver’s license (within 30 days of hire if applicant is from out-of-state). Must maintain a valid GA driver license during employment.
  • Experience in providing HIV education
  • Certified and experienced in HIV testing and counselling
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to a diverse group of people
  • Excellent Communication skills both written and verbal
  • Proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish
Date Posted
02/04/2026
Job Reference
HCP031
Organization
District 3-3 County Position
Location
Clayton County, Distrist 3-3, GA
Category
Disease Prevention
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